A stressful Christmas for SA students in Russia after the department’s non-payment of study and rent

Johannesburg – The Mpumalanga Department of Basic Education (MPUDBE) is the grinch who stole Christmas for some 227 South African students abandoned in Russia.

Some of the students have already been barred from classes at their respective universities and some have been evicted from where they are staying in Russia. In a desperate plea, the Community of RSA Students in Russia, Corsas, wrote an open letter to Mpumlanga Premier, Refilwe Mtshweni-Tsipane, begging her to come to their aid.

While the premier visited Russia, the students said their situation remains dire as the premier didn’t achieve much. Despite promises by MPUDBE, the tuition and rent of most of the students have not …

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